The Odd Eight-Vertex Model

We consider a vertex model on the simple-quartic lattice defined by line graphs on the lattice for which there is always an odd number of lines incident at a vertex. This is the odd 8-vertex model which has eight possible vertex configurations. We establish that the odd 8-vertex model is equivalent to a staggered8-vertex model. Using this equivalence we deduce the solution of the odd8-vertex model when the weights satisfy a free-fermion condition. It is found that the free-fermion model exhibits no phase transitions in the regime of positive vertex weights. We also establish the complete equivalence of the free-fermion odd 8-vertex model with the free-fermion 8-vertex model solved by Fan and Wu. Our analysis leads to several Ising model representations of thefree-fermion model with pure 2-spin interactions.     

某些稀土氧化物的高温高压合成及其结构稳定性研究

 首次用高压高温方法，在3.2~4.0 GPa，1 000~1 300 ℃下，对CeO₂-R₂O₃（R=Eu，Gd），CeO₂-Tb₄O₁₁，Pr₆O₁₁-Tb₄O₇稀土氧化物进行合成实验，得到具有F型结构的CeEuO_3.5，CeGdO_3.5，CeTbO_3.5；B型结构的CeEuO₃，CeGdO₃，CeTbO₃，PrTbO₃和P型结构的PrTbO₃。PrTbO₃是迄今自然界尚未发现，文献未见报导过的新物质。对上面的产物和NdYbO₃、PrTmO₃，利用高、低温X射线衍射实验，检测了其结构的稳定性，结果指出：从300 ℃直到1 000 ℃，发生由B型CeRO_x向F型CeRO_x（R=Eu，Gd，Tb）、B型PrTbO₃向C型PrTbO₃的结构转变。F型CeRO_x属于氧缺位萤石型结构。     

Brain T1 in young children with sickle cell disease: evidence of early abnormalities in brain development

Measurement of tissue spin lattice relaxation time (T(1)) has been used to characterize brain development in healthy children. Here we report the first study of brain T(1) in young children with sickle cell disease (SCD). The T(1) in 10 tissue samples was measured by established techniques; 46 SCD patients under the age of 4 years were compared to 267 controls, including 55 well children under the age of 4 years. A model was developed to predict the relationship between age and brain T(1) in controls, then we compared patient T(1) to healthy normal T(1). Most white matter and gray matter tissues in infant patients (<2 years old), had T(1) values significantly higher than normal. For example, 15.0% of patient caudate T(1) values were above the upper bound of the 95% confidence interval for controls, but only 2.5% of normal values are expected to be this high (p = 0.0003). Among infant patients, brain T(1) was significantly higher than normal in every tissue (p < 0.01) except cortical gray matter. However, patient T(1) values declined rapidly to values lower than normal by about age 4. Our findings imply that patients follow an abnormal developmental trajectory beginning early in infancy.     

Planar photonic crystal polarization splitter

The differential dispersion relation for the E and H modes (TM-like and TE-like, respectively) in planar photonic crystals is used to control the polarization-dependent propagation of light. E- and H-polarized beams were separated by 10 degrees after propagating through a 20-microm-long planar photonic crystal in the wavelength range from 1250 to 1300 nm. The plane-wave expansion calculation matches well with the experimental results. This result represents the first demonstration, to our knowledge, of a polarization splitter realized in a planar photonic crystal configuration in the near-infrared wavelength range operating solely in transmission mode.     

Ultraslow bright and dark optical solitons in a cold three-state medium

We show the formation of ultraslow bright and dark optical solitons in a lifetime-broadened three-state atomic system under Raman excitation. We also discuss why such ultraslow optical solitons may not exist under the conditions of the usual electromagnetically induced transparency configuration where zero one- and two-photon detunings are required.     

(Nd_(1-x)Er_x)_2Co_(15.5)V_(1.5)的结构转变与磁性

利用电弧熔炼制备了 (Nd1 xErx) 2 Co1 5 5V1 5(x=0— 1 0 )化合物样品 .通过x射线衍射分析和磁性测量研究了Er替代Nd2 Co1 5 5V1 5中的Nd时对化合物结构和磁性的影响 .研究结果表明 ,低Er含量 (x <0 4 ) ,化合物为Th2 Zn1 7型结构 ;高Er含量时 (x >0 5 ) ,化合物转变为Th2 Ni1 7结构 ;Er含量为x =0 4和 0 5时 ,两种结构共存 .两种结构的晶胞参数a ,c和晶胞体积V随着Er含量的增加都呈现递减的趋势 .随着Er含量的增加 ,(Nd1 xErx) 2 Co1 5 5V1 5化合物的居里温度和饱和磁化强度都单调下降 .(Nd1 xErx) 2 Co1 5 5V1 5化合物的室温各向异性由低Er含量时的易锥型转变为高Er含量时的易轴型 .x =0— 0 5的化合物在温度升高时发生自旋重取向转变 ,自旋重取向温度Tsr随Er含量的增加而减小     

3（或）4—取代苯甲亚氨酸酯中取代基效应的^13C—NMR研究

本文测定了三个3(或4)-取代苯甲亚氨酸乙酯(1)和八个N-氰甲基-3(或4)-取代苯甲亚氨酸乙酯(2)的~(13)C-NMR谱。归属了1 和2和各碳化学位移。求得了的取代基化学位移(substituent Chemical Shift,SCS)。碳-13化学位移与单取代苯的取代基化学位移(SCS)的相关分析表明:4-取代苯甲亚氨酸酯1 b～g和2b～e中,除C_(2,6)外,其他各芳碳的化学位移值与加和规则基本相符;3-取代苯甲亚氨酸酯1h～j和2f～h中,除C_1外,其他各芳碳的化学位移值与加和规则基本相符。另外,本文还进行了碳-13化学位移与σ_(I)/σ_(R)~O和F/M的双参数相关分析。     

单晶和多晶纯铝蠕变过程中的内耗

研究了单晶和多晶纯铝蠕变过程中的低频内耗. 在单晶纯铝中观察到: 内耗在蠕变初期单调下降, 在蠕变第一阶段后期出现了一个显著的时间内耗峰, 在蠕变第二阶段内耗趋于稳定值. 多晶纯铝在类似实验条件下则不出现时间内耗峰. 文中分析了出现时间内耗峰的条件和原因, 认为它是由于蠕变第一阶段中运动位错的阻尼系数逐渐增大所引起的. 文中还从蠕变过程中位错运动的微观机制出发, 推导出了蠕变过程中内耗的表达式, 满意地解释了实验结果. 关键词：     

Growth of single-crystal magnetite nanowires from Fe3O4 nanoparticles in a surfactant-free hydrothermal process

Single-crystal magnetite nanowires with average diameter of ca. 20 nm and length of up to several micrometers were prepared by a simple alkaline surfactant-free hydrothermal process. The crystallinity, purity, morphology, and structural features of the as-prepared magnetite nanowires were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and selected area electron diffraction. The composition and length of nanowires depends on the pH, with higher pH favoring longer nanowires composed entirely of Fe₃O₄. A mechanism for nanowire growth is proposed.